Savages

by Joe Kane

Overview

Savages is a firsthand account, by turn hilarious, heartbreaking, and thrilling, of a small band of Amazonian warriors and their battle to preserve their way of life. Includes eight pages of photos.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780679740193
Publisher:	Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication date:	08/27/1996
Series:	Vintage Departures
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	304
Product dimensions:	5.20(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.85(d)

About the Author

Joe Kane's "Phantom of the Movies" columns and reviews have appeared in the New York Daily News. He also publishes The Phantom of the Movies' VideoScope: The Ultimate Genre-Video Guide magazine, read by movie lovers and industry insiders alike. He lives in New York City.

Editorial Reviews

Firsthand account of the battle between oil companies and an indigenous Indian population for control of territory in the Amazon. (Aug.)

Publishers Weekly - Publisher's Weekly

An American journalist recounts the story of the struggle for autonomy by the Huaorani, a nation of 1,300 nomadic Amazonian Indians, whose oil-rich territory has been beseiged by hell-bent oil companies, missionaries, unscrupulous bureaucrats, and environmentalists, all claiming to represent the Huaorani's best interests. Eight pages of color photos. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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